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Jamaican Man Pleads Guilty to Cannabis Trafficking Case

13 May 2026
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Damar Sappleton

A Jamaican national has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges more than a year after police and customs officers seized cannabis worth nearly $250,000 at Deep Water Harbour.

Damar Sappleton, who had been living in Bendals, admitted the offence before High Court Judge John Spencer on Wednesday.

The case stemmed from a joint operation on 8 March 2024, during which officers discovered 41 pounds of cannabis hidden inside two boxes at the harbour. The drugs were estimated to have a street value of $246,000.

Sappleton was remanded into custody and is expected to return to court for sentencing on 5 June.

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